• Red_Sunshine_Over_Florida [he/him]
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    11 months ago

    Could they ever try sequestering carbon via algae farming on a large scale? Even then, where might the carbon be stored so it does not reenter the atmosphere?

    • BodyBySisyphus [he/him]
      hexagon
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      11 months ago

      There's been conversations about doing it in the desert to take advantage of the abundant sunshine, but scaling is a challenge.

    • Maulwurst
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      11 months ago

      https://www.brilliantplanet.com/

      This company claims they can do just that. The problem is it’s basically a money dump. It doesn’t produce anything of value

        • Maulwurst
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          11 months ago

          I guess another problem is that investors might wait for other options that can prove to be more profitable.

        • Maulwurst
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          11 months ago

          I mean let’s see if it ever scales

    • carpoftruth [any, any]M
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      11 months ago

      That's probably a thing people are talking about if not actually doing. Maybe dried algae could be buried.